Many people thought seeing the back of 2020 would be the start of better and brighter times. But, as of Tuesday, Kent and the rest of the UK once again found themselves confined to their own homes as the country was plunged into its third lockdown â all while event planners and travel experts were gearing up to what was hoped to be a grand return to normality in 2021. Leeds Castle, near Ashbank, has proved to be a popular attraction during the pandemic. Picture: Visit Kent The roll out of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have proved to be a small glimmer of hope that one day soon we'll be able to once again go to a festival, travel abroad, or even hug a distant relative.